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Chocolate Skeleton Cookies
At a Glance
- Total
- 1 hr 6 min
- Servings
- 36.00 cookies
Categories
- Cookies
- Dessert
- Baking
Allergens
- Milk
- Eggs
- Wheat
Servings & Nutrition
Original recipe serves 36. Current scale: 1x.
Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.
This recipe for Chocolate Skeleton Cookies brings together 1 cup butter, 1/4 cup shortening, 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 1 hr 6 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 36 servings.
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Equipment
Mixing bowl, rolling pin, cookie cutters, baking sheet, piping bag, #2 piping tip
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 2/3 cup cocoa
- 3 -3 1/2 cups flour
- 4 ounces white decorator frosting or 4 ounces royal icing
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Instructions
Cream butter, shortening and sugar together.
Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well.
Add baking powder and salt and mix again.
Stir in the cocoa until well blended.
Add flour 1 cup at a time.
** IF YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE COOKIES RIGHT AWAY, ADD 3 1/2 cups flour. If you are going to “chill” the dough, or just wait for another day to make your cookies, STOP AT 3 cups.
Roll out on lightly floured surface to 3/8 inch thickness and cut with cookie cutters.
Bake at 375 F for 6 1/2 minutes. Let cool completely before removing from cookie sheet.
Using a #2 tip, pipe white frosting in skeleton patterns.
Let frosting dry 24 hours before stacking.
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